Hey guys, I hope everyone is well. I have been reading a few posts here and there but haven't posted in a while...

I do however need to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge on here. The star that AJ is gave me some advice earlier, but I wanted to pick everyones brains before my little car goes to the garage.

Basically, its a P reg corsa sport (bleurgh) and I am waiting till I finish uni till I get a new car (if you lived in Selly Oak in Birmingham, you would know why.. I can play dot to dot on the bumps from idiot drivers on my road). Anyway, in 25 days I had to drive 3000 miles in my car, and I think I might need a lot done to it as a result.

On Thursday I went to go out in my car, and it wouldnt open with the remote locking. Bugger. It is not uncommon for me to leave my lights on. So I unlocked it with the key, and tried to start it just in case, and it wouldnt start, although the lights worked,and the stereo worked etc.. but I had not left either on, nor was a door or anything left open to explain the battery being flat. I had to go to a lecture so I left it and the next day borrowed my housemates car to jump start (not a big fan of no power stearing in his car!!) and thought I had better just check the car, and what do you know it starts without jump starting. However, the remote locking doesnt work, but I drove it round for a few days (I did a 150mile trip one day so the battery definitely had a good charge), and it was all fine.

Then this morning I thought maybe try and buy a new battery for my remote locking device. Changed it, opened the car fine, it started fine, locked fine, went to buy a drink at a garage, opened with the remote fine, went to start the engine... nothing... all the lights stereo etc worked fine, the wiper blades made a pathetic attempt at cleaning the windscreen but nothing.

Text AJ and he said its probably the starter motor.. so I took advantage of the men at the garage and got a push start (tried 2nd gear, tried 3rd gear) nice long run up... nothing. It didnt even try!

So now my car is sitting at a shell, and I gave up and walked to the library as I have my dissertation to do, and its a Sunday so the garages are shut anyway....

Any ideas? My local garage is down in Kent so I guess I need to call my recovery people out tomorrow to tow me to the nearest garage and cross my fingers in the hope that its not too expensive and they are a good garage...

THank you very much if you ahve got to this bit then you will know that I am good at writing essays and I appologise for the length of this one!!

Love Katie xx